Texas to become 11th state to ban red light cameras

The Dallas News reports the state senate passed a bill which will outlaw red light cameras in Texas. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law which will make Texas the 11th state to ban the use of red light cameras.

Good for those 11 states but many people are still getting scammed by these cameras.

Republicans argued the cameras violate due process and democrats stated the cameras improve public safety.

Really, the cameras bring in a ton of money and the companies that sell the cameras pitch them to cities as revenue generators. There are studies showing increased rear end collisions as people attempt to avoid getting a red light ticket and speed past.

Caution light reduction times were company instituted in Texas which made driving more unsafe compared to normal caution light timings. Several municipalities removed and banned these cash generators when this was proven by independent investigation. Also the company take on fines was at least 50%.

None of this was done to increase public safety, it was all about revenue flow.